What color is #CC7D83?

#CC7D83 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC7D83?

The RGB value is 204, 125, 131: 204 red, 125 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC7D83?

The complementary color is #7DCCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC7D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC7D83 color

#CC7D83 rgb(204, 125, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #CC7D83 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 49% green and 51.4% blue (204, 125, 131).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 44% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 36% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#CC7D83 color codes

HEX	`#CC7D83`
RGB	`rgb(204, 125, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 49%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 44%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 36%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, 31.37, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 32.88, 17.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.334, 29.146, 25.18)`
Decimal	`13401475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC7D83, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CC7D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC7D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CC7D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc7d83; }
.text { color: #cc7d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc7d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 125 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc7d83, #cc9f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #CC7D83?: #CC7D83 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC7D83?: The RGB value is 204, 125, 131: 204 red, 125 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC7D83?: The complementary color is #7DCCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC7D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.